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No. 3702, p. 1155, unit 43, VPRS 1187/P, outward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office of Victoria. 76.11.13a

Preferred Citation:

William Odgers to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1876-11-13 [76.11.13a]. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1870-9/1876/76-11-13a-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

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MS is a circular sent to Heads of Departments within the Chief Secretary’s Department, the text being given on p. 1154 in the letter book and the list of recipients on p. 1155.
Chief Secretary's Office
Melbourne 13th November 1876
Sir,
I have the honor to request that you will be so good as to furnish at your earliest convenience a statement showing all officers of your Department whose services have been retained notwithstanding that they had reached the age of sixty years.
I have the honor to be
Sir,
Your most obedient servant
W. H. Odgers
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For M’s reply, see M to W. Odgers, 14 November 1876.
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